Daughter wants to keep number

My daughter would like to switch to Straight Talk very soon. She wants to keep her number, but it is a number on my account. It would be too much of a hassle for her to get a new one. How would we go about letting her keep the number when she transfers services?

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chris1060

If she plans on taking the phone with her, and the phone is not on a EIP or under a contract, and the phone is fully compatible with Straight Talk's network, all that needs to be done, is to port the number over to the new carrier. This needs to be done BEFORE canceling the line. If the line is cancelled before the number is ported, the number will be lost. If all ending criteria above is met, once it is ported out Verizon will send you a bill for any charges that are due on that line. F3 phone is under an EIP then you will have to pay the remaining balance off before you will be able to take the phone to a new carrier.

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Djkcek

Thanks! Yes, she needs to pay off the phone first. So when prompted for a number on their website, she can just put her current one in and it should be fine to go? No need for me to authorize anything?

chris1060

Normally to port a number out, the new carrier will need the account owners (you) account number and other information to verify the number belongs to you, and you have permission to port the number out. You as the account owner will need to provide this info to ST. Verify with ST what information they need.